Tag: Canada

  • Entertain With the Fresh, Local Bounty of Produce

    Instead of serving the go-to meal of burgers and potato salad at your outdoor gatherings, why not explore your culinary side and try something fresh and different? Entertaining with local vegetables and flavourful garden herbs is easy, healthy and delicious. In fact, farmers’ markets are often the best source for ingredients straight from the garden…

  • WestJet Announces Entry into Wide-body Service

    Airline is in advanced stages of sourcing aircraft CALGARY, July 7, 2014 /CNW/ – WestJet Airlines Ltd. (TSX:WJA) today announced that it is moving forward with plans that would see the airline fly its own wide-body aircraft as early as fall 2015. The airline has received the support of the WestJet Pilot Association and its…

  • Getting Around Batoche National Historic Site Just Got Easier

    Parks Canada launches new shuttle to help visitor’s better experience Batoche Wakaw, Saskatchewan – Batoche National Historic Site officially launched the new Batoche shuttle. The shuttle will help visitors explore the site, making it easier to access more remote areas of the national historic site. The site will feature a number of regular stops, where…

  • Food Safety Tips for Fresh Produce

    Issue There’s nothing like a fresh salad in the summer or a juicy watermelon to refresh you on a hot day. Whether you’re camping or having a picnic or a barbecue, fresh produce is often part of an outdoor summer meal. But did you know that food poisoning from fresh produce tends to increase in…

  • A Family of Philanthropists

    Parents and children find new ways of giving to Children’s Wish PICKERING, ON /CNW/ – Angela Stevenson is only 13-years-old and wants to give back to children in need. For most of her young life, Angela has been donating about one-third of her allowance to The Children’s Wish Foundation of Canada, a charity devoted to…

  • Solutions & Substitutions Column by Reena: Frozen Blueberries

    By Reena Nerbas Mold Stains on Laundry Dear Reena, My son started washing his own laundry at home. He insists on using cold water to wash everything because he says that hot water fades colors. I noticed that when he pulls some of his t-shirts out of the dryer, they have mold stains all over…

  • Government of Canada Launches new Hiking and Camping Offers in Kootenay National Park

    Hike to the world renowned Burgess Shale near Stanley Glacier, and then relax in the comfort of an oTENTik Radium Hot Springs, B.C. – On behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, David Wilks, Member of Parliament for Kootenay–Columbia, announced new hiking and camping opportunities in…

  • Health Canada Approves Vimizim to Treat Rare Disease

    First Ever Treatment For Morquio A Syndrome; Advocacy Group Calls For Expedited Access For Patients Throughout Canada CANADA (July 7, 2014) – Health Canada has announced approval of Vimizim, a new enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) to treat Morquio A syndrome, a rare, devastating, and progressive disease that affects 70-100 people in Canada. Vimizim is manufactured…

  • Nunavut Day

    Every year on July 9th, residents of Nunavut celebrate Nunavut Day which marks the creation of the territory of Nunavut in 1993. Hundreds of people attend community feasts featuring country foods, such as caribou, fish, seal, tea and bannock; and traditional Inuit activities, such as throat singing, square dancing, fiddle music, games, and traditional competitions.…

  • PM Visits Flood Affected Regions of Manitoba

    Prime Minister Stephen Harper travelled to Brandon, Manitoba (on Sunday) to survey first-hand the damage to communities caused by recent flooding. He was joined by Greg Selinger, Premier of Manitoba, Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament for Brandon-Souris, and Robert Sopuck, Member of Parliament for Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette.…

  • Charlotte Small Celebrated as a National Historic Person

    Acclaimed wife, mother, explorer and Métis daughter of the fur trade honoured with commemorative plaque at special ceremony Rocky Mountain House, Alberta – Blaine Calkins, Member of Parliament for Wetaskiwin, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today paid tribute to Charlotte Small for her…

  • Newest Aboriginal 'Pre-Cadets' Heading to the Front Line

    OTTAWA – July 4, 2014 – The newest troop of the RCMP’s Aboriginal Pre-Cadet Training Program (APTP) graduate today from the RCMP Academy, “Depot” Division, in Regina, Saskatchewan. The 21 graduates will soon begin an eight-week assignment where they will work alongside police officers in Royal Canadian Mounted Police detachments near their home communities. The…

  • Provincial State Of Emergency Declared in Manitoba

    The Manitoba government is declaring a provincial state of emergency to take effect at noon today; requesting Canadian Forces support; and establishing a unified command centre near Portage la Prairie to assist with liaison efforts with the affected communities, Premier Greg Selinger announced today. This will allow emergency work to reinforce the dikes along the…

  • Government of Canada increases support for Veterans through new community program

    Minister of Veterans Affairs announces new initiative with VETS Canada Toronto – On Canada Day, The Honourable Julian Fantino announced the Government of Canada is partnering with Veterans Emergency Transition Services (VETS) Canada to better deliver assistance 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to Veterans in need. Through Veterans Affairs Canada’s At-Risk Veterans…

  • Governor General Announces 86 New Appointments to the Order of Canada

    Astronaut Chris Hadfield and CBC personality Rick Mercer are among recent recipients. OTTAWA—His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, announced today 86 new appointments to the Order of Canada. The new appointees include 3 Companions (C.C.), 19 Officers (O.C.) and 64 Members (C.M.). These appointments were made on the recommendation of…